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World leaders for immediate action to unlock more and better financing for developing countries
The SDGs aren’t just a list of goals. They carry the hopes, dreams, rights and expectations...
To transform agrifood systems, around $4 trillion needs to be mobilized by 2030: FAO
To change this bleak future and transform agrifood systems, FAO, DG said, it is...
Agriculture holds solutions to global water crisis, food security: FAO
Agriculture can help conserve the world’s stressed water resources and make sure...
After India ban, global rice prices hit 15-year high; sugar too gets costlier: FAO
Global rice prices reached a 15-year high in August after top exporter India banned...
Environmental uncertainty, regulatory risks may hit fish output: Report
The fisheries and aquaculture sectors will continue to bear the brunt of significant...
India to account for bulk of global wheat, rice output by 2032
In the next decade, that is till the year 2032, India will contribute the most in...
Global farm output to grow by 1.1pc yearly: OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2023-32
The world's total agricultural production is expected to grow by 1.1% every year...
Wheat prices soar in global markets as Black Sea grain deal collapses
Mounting geopolitical tensions vis-a-vis Russia-Ukraine war could mean that food...
Russia halts wartime deal allowing Ukraine to ship grain
In a blow to global food security, Russia has halted a breakthrough wartime deal...
12.2 cr more people pushed into hunger since 2019 due to multiple crises: UN report
The 2023 edition of the report reveals that between 691 and 783 million people faced...
UNCTAD for urgent support to developing countries to attract massive investment in clean energy
Developing countries need renewable energy investments of about $1.7 trillion annually...
Chile arrives in India to strengthen ties and increase its offer of healthy products with a seal of origin
The counter-season and the diversification of its exports has allowed the Latin...
Global food output set for expansion: FAO
While food imports by advanced economies continue to expand, the import bill for...
G20 Agri Ministers Meeting adopts outcome document after deliberations
The G20 Agriculture Ministers Meeting, which saw delegates discussing a plethora...
Food commodity prices down in global market; rice, sugar prices up
Food commodity prices in the global market declined in May, with a drop in the prices...
Rice export norms to certain European countries eased
India has deferred the mandatory requirement of a certificate of inspection by export...
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